Non-Abelian monopoles in the Higgs phase

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 848, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-154

  Nitta, Muneto ^a   Vinci, Walter ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

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EID: 79953065386     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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